Armed Standoff Over In Watertown

Watertown Police are involved in an armed standoff with a man barricaded inside his home suffering from PTSD

WATERTOWN — Police were involved in a standoff with an armed man Tuesday who barricaded himself in his house, according to law enforcement officials.

The incident was at 179 Bryant Road, a law enforcement source said. There are no hostages; the man was the only person in the house, the source said.

The incident began at approximately 9:15 a.m. when a family member called to request assistance for the man because he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. Police arrived on the scene and determined that the man was armed and refusing to leave his home.

As of 1:45 p.m., Watertown Police and the Waterbury Emergency Response Team continued to maintain a perimeter around the property. Police said the man fired a single shot at officers and that they were in communication with the man and hoping to negotiate his surrender without further incident.